Poor little guy.

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$80 for risotto and lobster bisque?! No thanks. If they brought the price per lb waaaaaay down then maybe.

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Funny you should say that because many scientists believe lobsters can't die of old age.

Any lobster that's survived long enough to grow to this size deserves to live out its life naturally.

It might be good for making stock. I've never made lobster stock before but what a way to then make some tastey lobster risotto.

yup, its too old and the meat isn't gonna be any good. hopefully they keep it around for show.

I wonder how much mercury is in a 513lb tuna?

ps. any lobster over 5 - 7 lbs is generally considered to be too stringy to eat.

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Giant tuna fetches $177,000 at Japan fish auction

1/5/10

TOKYO ? A giant bluefin tuna fetched 16.3 million yen ($177,000) in an auction Tuesday at the world's largest wholesale fish market in Japan.

The 513-pound (233-kilogram) fish was the priciest since 2001 when a 440-pound (200 kilogram) tuna sold for a record 20.2 million yen ($220,000) at Tokyo's Tsukiji market.

The gargantuan tuna was bought and shared by the owners of two Japanese sushi restaurants and one Hong Kong-based sushi establishment, said a market representative on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to disclose the information.

Caught off the coast of northern Japan, the big tuna was among 570 put up for auction Tuesday. About 40 percent of the auctioned fish came from abroad, including from Indonesia and Mexico, the representative said.

Japan is the world's biggest consumer of seafood with Japanese eating 80 percent of the Atlantic and Pacific bluefins caught. The two tuna species are the most sought after by sushi lovers.

However, tuna consumption in Japan has declined because of a prolonged economic slump as the world's second-largest economy struggles to shake off its worst recession since World War II.

"Consumers are shying away from eating tuna ... We are very worried about the trend," the market representative said.

Apart from falling demand for tuna, wholesalers are worried about growing calls for tighter fishing rules amid declining tuna stocks.

The International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas in November slashed the quota for the 2010 catch by about one-third to 13,500 tons (12,250 metric tons) ? a move criticized by environmentalists as not going far enough.

It will probably be chewy/tough. And at 15 lbs, it's not from Maine. The state enforces a 4lb max weight.

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I just thought if you were into seeing large animals confined in small places cramped nearly to the point of torture, a zoo would be for you.

it will taste terrible.

Which zoo can I see a Maine lobster that size?

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Try a zoo.....you'll be amazed.

15lb lobster at shoprite going for 80. Anyone know a good recipe? Or got a pot big enough to cook it in. Or want a new pet. Even if you don't like the shoprite its still a site to see.